Meshu’s Portrait Delayed from Auction as Auctioneer Awaits Valuation

Maseru — The much-anticipated auction of Meshu Mokitimi’s portrait will not be taking place next week after all. Lescor Auctioneers, which had been expected to list the 99-year-old artist’s work among its featured items, says the painting is still undergoing valuation and cannot yet be assigned a proper reserve price. Phoka Lithebe, a representative of Lescor, told Lesotho Tribune that the company is “still in the process of having it valued” and will only include it in a future sale once the “correct reserve price” has been…Continue reading with a subscriptionSubscribe for full access to every story.Subscribe - M85/monthAlready a subscriber? Sign in Advertisement ...